Oscar Hijuelos Quotes

I enjoy listening to contemporary rock on the college stations while I'm taking long walks, love gospel and soul music, am fascinated by hip-hop and rap as the new kind of urban 'beat' poetry and, come to think of it, find something interesting about just any kind of music.

Oscar Hijuelos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 24, 1951 - October 12, 2013

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The real minister's name that we honor is Jesus, not Schuller.

Robert H. Schuller

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Every time I've done a fund raiser, I've been blown away by the amount of money and the generosity that our fans have.

Amanda Tapping

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We can get carried away with our heads in books, and although there's so much to be learned from that, I think sitting in a cafe and speaking with someone - whatever it is, their mannerisms, their choices, are just as valuable as any class you can go to.

Rose McIver

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I've played drums in bands since I was 16.

Miles Teller

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Celebrity is quite a fraught word. It is not something I aspire to, but I can certainly see why it could be.

Louis Theroux

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I started taking acting classes when I was 14. That's when I knew I wanted to try it professionally. Before that, I watched movies, always, but I didn't think it was a real job. I watched Turner Classic Movies with my parents. I've always loved the old classics.

Julia Garner

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Whenever you have a tight schedule, you sort of have to film whatever you can that day.

Jason London

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When you make a movie, you can only make the movie that you would want to see.

Joseph Kosinski

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I live on an island, and my community is served by a ferry that goes three times a day.

Chellie Pingree

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In Merlin, Arthur has a very loyal friend who keeps him on his toes. Arthur enjoys those challenges, and there is a lot of great banter between them. Meanwhile, in Arthur, Merlin has a friend he can really rely on. Merlin knows that when it comes the crunch, Arthur will always do the right thing.

Bradley James

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I have thought about it a great deal, and the more I think, the more certain I am that obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.

Anne Sullivan

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I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.

Augusto Pinochet

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